Cape Kennedy (Antarctica)
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 30 ′ S , 98 ° 32 ′ E | |
| location | Queen Marie Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Mawson Lake | |
Cape Kennedy is a cape on the coast of Queen Marie Land in East Antarctica . It is located on the east side of the Melba Peninsula at a distance of 6 km southwest of David Island .
Participants of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson discovered it. Mawson named it after the Australian physicist Alexander Lorimer Kennedy (1889–1972), who was involved in the research trip.
Web links
- Cape Kennedy in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Kennedy on geographic.org (English)